Port, Wine and Bacalhau in Portugal’s Douro Valley – Wine Diary Part 2

Port, Wine & Bacalhau in the Douro Valley, Portugal: Part 2. Copyright © 2023 Terence Carter / Grantourismo. All Rights Reserved.

Our third morning in Portugal’s UNESCO World Heritage-listed Douro Valley wine region began with the now mandatory drive through magnificent countryside, our small bus skirting the edge of the misty valley before climbing up to Favaios, on a plateau which at 600 metres is the Douro’s highest point. Favaios is home to Quinta da Avessada, … Read more

Tasting Port, Wine and Bacalhau in the Douro Valley, Portugal Part 1

Douro Valley Diaries – Tasting Port, Wine and Bacalhau in the Douro Valley, Portugal (Part 1). Copyright © 2023 Terence Carter / Grantourismo. All Rights Reserved.

So we’re in the Douro Valley? I’m not sure if it was the three days of intense activity at Wine Pleasures’ International Wine Tourism Conference in Porto, Portugal – watching presentations, live-tweeting, blogging, networking, lunching, drinking and dining, and, on the last day, giving a presentation on Grantourismo. Or whether it was the twelve months of … Read more